Blog - Pete Brown

Rebranding the baby out with the bathwater

29th January 2021 | Beer, Beer By Design, Books, Marketing, The Business End, US Craft Beer

Beer – it doesn’t matter what the marketing is like, it’s the taste that counts, right? Not according to the outcry that’s greeted the...

If you do want to write that book, there’s never been a better time.

20th January 2021 | Books, Writing

My latest project is a book written in lockdown about writing books in lockdown, written specifically to help anyone deciding - or trying to...

Why there’s no point trying to define a “substantial meal.”

1st December 2020 | Covid, Food, Media bollocks, Neo-prohibitionism, Pubs

As new Covid tier rules in England threaten to decimate the pub industry, there's no neo-prohibitionist conspiracy here: just an indifferent government that's too...

Beer By Design: My new book out now

25th November 2020 | Art of Beer, Beer Books, Beer By Design, Books, CAMRA, Marketing, Writing

With around 2500 breweries in the UK, many of whom sell core ranges, seasonals, limited editions and collabs, it's never been harder to stand...

Tom Kerridge: sharing the plight of pubs in a way everyone can relate to

13th November 2020 | Pub closures, Pubcos, Pubs

Saving Britain's Pubs with Tom Kerridge started its four-week run on BBC2 last night. I was asked to interview Tom about the series for...

Covid resurgence: why pubs are not the problem

22nd September 2020 | Covid, Pubs

As numbers rise, so do emotions surrounding the pandemic. So let's look at hard data, shall we?

Brahma: Hindu God or Bloke from Barnsley?

16th July 2020 | AB InBev, Beer

The latest farrago of bullshit and utter confusion to emanate from the world's largest brewer centres on a dispute around a Brazilian brand offending...